Fernando Fernández de Córdova, 2nd Marquess of Mendigorría

Prime Minister of Spain

Fernando Fernández de Cordova y Valcárcel 2 September 1809 Buenos Aires, Argentina

30 October 1883 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain

17 July 1854 – 18 July 1854

Argentinian politician (1809-1883) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández de Córdova and the second or maternal family name is Valcárcel. Don Fernando Fernández de Córdova y Valcárcel, 2nd Marquess of Mendigorría (Buenos Aires, 2 September 1809 – Madrid, 30 October 1883), was a Spanish military, politician, and Prime minister of Spain for one day. Biography Born into a military family as the son of José de Córdoba y Rojas, he and his brother Luis fought in the First Carlist War on the side of Isabelinos. He belonged to the Partido Moderado. In 1847 he became Lieutenant General and as Captain General of Catalonia during the Second Carlist War, he put down the isolated rebel cells in that region by early 1849. In May 1849 he was sent to Italy to help to protect Pope Pius IX against the Italian Revolution of 1848. He led a force of 4,000 Spanish soldiers, who were deployed in Gaeta and placed at the Pope's disposition. This marked the Spanish Army's first expeditionary venture into Italy since the War of the Austrian Succession a hundred years prior. Spanish columns secured the region and assisted the French in their operations at Itri. He became War Minister and was even Prime Minister for one day (July 18, 1854) in full political crisis, which ended when Baldomero Espartero became head of the "progressive Biennium" of 1854–1856. Fernando had always supported Queen Isabella II of Spain, but backed the Revolution of 1868 against the Crown, and joined the Radical Democratic Party. In 1872 under King Amadeo I of Spain, he became acting Prime Minister between June 13 and June 16, before retiring completely from political life in 1873. Political offices Preceded by Cristino Martos Minister of State Acting 24 June 1871 – 5 October Succeeded by The Marquess of San Rafael Acting vtePrime ministers of SpainActing prime ministers shown in italics.Queen Isabella II (1833–1868) Martínez de la Rosa Toreno Álava Álvarez Mendizábal Istúriz Calatrava Espartero Bardají Heredia-Spínola Frías Alaix Pérez de Castro A. González Ferraz Cortázar Sancho Espartero Ferrer A. González Rodil J. M. López Gómez Becerra Olózaga González Bravo Narváez Miraflores Narváez Sotomayor Pacheco Salamanca García Goyena Narváez Clonard Bravo Murillo Roncali Lersundi Sartorius Mendigorría Rivas Espartero O'Donnell Narváez Armero Istúriz O'Donnell Arrazola Mon Narváez O'Donnell Narváez González Bravo Havana Democratic Sexennium (1868–1874) Madoz Serrano Prim Topete Serrano Ruiz Zorrilla Malcampo Sagasta Topete Serrano Mendigorría Ruiz Zorrilla Figueras Pi Salmerón Castelar Serrano Sierra Bullones Sagasta The Restoration (1874–1931) Cánovas Jovellar Martínez Campos Sagasta Posada Azcárraga Silvela Fernández-Villaverde Maura Montero Moret López Domínguez Vega de Armijo Canalejas García Prieto Romanones Dato Maura Sánchez de Toca Bugallal Sánchez-Guerra Primo de Rivera Berenguer Aznar-Cabañas Second Republic (1931–1939) Alcalá-Zamora Azaña Lerroux Martínez Barrio Samper Chapaprieta Portela Barcía Casares Martínez Barrio Giral Largo Negrín Spain under Franco (1936–1975) Franco Carrero Blanco Fernández-Miranda Arias Since 1975 Arias Santiago Suárez Calvo-Sotelo F. González Aznar Zapatero Rajoy Sánchez Authority control General Integrated Authority File (Germany) ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat National libraries Spain Catalonia United States Netherlands Other Faceted Application of Subject Terminology SUDOC (France) 1